Folding baby-carriage



' 2 sheets-she# 1. EQ H. KELLAR.

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FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

NQ. 541,760. Patented June 25, `95.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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E. H. KELLAR.

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

' Patented June 25, 1895A.

NO. 541,760l

UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR H. KELLAR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,760, dated June 25,1895.

Application tiled March 20, 1895 .To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR H. KELLAR, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in FoldingBaby-Carriages, of which the following is av full and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to a construction of baby carriages orperambulators, that allows said carriage to be folded into a fiat,compact form without being taken apart. When thus folded it can beeasily carried; and, for instance, placed in a street car or wagon, andthen when needed easily and quickly adjusted for use. I accomplish thisobject by means of the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,in Which- Figure I represents a side elevation of the carriage. Fig. IIrepresents a bottom view of the carriage, showing the same opened foruse. Fig. III represents the same View as shown in Fig. II, exceptingthat the parts are closed and locked together. Fig. IV is a front Viewof the carriage opened for use. Fig.V is a back View thereof. Fig. VI isa back view showing the parts folded together.

The same numbers refer to the same or similar parts throughout theseveral figures.

1 is the side of the carriage body.

2 are the bars connecting the axles.

3 are the springs bearing the body.

4 are the wheels. y

5 are the jointed pieces serving as axles,

made in two parts, and provided with rule hinges.

6 are the handle supports.

7 is the handle, made in two sections, pivoted to supports 6, and joinedby a bayonet joint 7( when the carriage is in position to use. Y 8 isthe bottom of body, made into equal pieces.

9 and 9 are respectively the body head and foot board, each made inequal sections, said sections being joined' together by the hinges 14:,and also hinged to the side pieces 1.

10 are plates attached to the side of bars 2 and to which are pivotedthe axles 5. These plates 10 are provided with astop pin 11, whichfurnishes an additional protection against the Serial No. 542,466. (Nomodel.) l

rule jointed axle from turning too far when the body is opened.

12 is a hook to secure the parts when folded together.

13 is a handle on the top of the body by which to carry the device.

15 isa locking bar secured by the bolt 16 to the bottom of the body.

. 17 are hooks carried on either side of the body and adapted to engagebar 15`to hold the said body open. 18 isa stop pin, adapted to holdsaidbar in place when the body is closed.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the carriage is open foruse, the parts are held in place by means of the bar 15. The bar ispivoted at 16 to the body bottom and engages the hooks 17 on the sidesof the body. This secures the head piece, foot board and bottom in thesaid open position. The axle pieces 5 are also secured, as Well as thehandle 7. To collapse the device, the bayonet joint 7 securing thehandle 7 is disengaged, and the sections thereof are turned inwardly onthe bars 6. 4The locking bar l5 is turned out from the hooks 17, and therule jointed axle bars 5 are then changed from the position they occupy,asshown in Fig. II to that shown in Fig. III. This allows the headpiece, foot boardI and bottom to fold, and the two sides of the carriageto be brought together. They are then secured in this position by meansof the hook 12. The carriage thus collapsed or folded can be carried bymeans of the handle 13 from place to place, or it can be packed away atconvenience. It occupies a minimum amount of space, yet is ready at anytime to be opened fo'r use.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, in afolding baby-carriage Y 1. The combination of the outwardly folding bodyconstructed in sections, the locking bar 15 secured to the bottom of thebody,

hooks engaged by said bar for holding the TCO . jointed axle parts,pvoted to side bars 2, by means of plate 10, stop pinsll in said plateslocking bar l5, hooks `17 attached to thefsides of body, and adapted toengage said locking bar 15, when the body is open, handle 7 consistingof two parts, bayonet joint 7 adapted to secure said handle, hook 12adapted to secure the parts when closed, and handle 13, allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

E. H. KELLAR. In presence of W. FINLEY, STANLEY STONER.

